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Nearly 30 UNM departments and dozens of students headed to Santa Fe for UNM Day at the Roundhouse. Lobos spent the day showcasing the greatness and depth of the university to our local government.

It’s all over but the sighing. The New Mexico Legislature adjourned sine die at noon today, leaving the state with a budget package that ensures the really hard work is yet to come and will occur in the trenches. The mandatory bills for the 30-day...

One of the few lottery bills that actually had legs this legislative session had them cut out from under them this afternoon.  House Ways and Means rejected SB 180/a, the bill that sought to remove a mandate that sent 30 percent of lottery revenue to...

Students at the University of New Mexico who receive the lottery scholarship have one less concern this summer. The New Mexico State Higher Education Department recently announced that New Mexico’s Legislative Lottery Scholarship (LLS) will cover all ...

The Associated Students of UNM (ASUNM) wanted to hear from students and members of the community regarding the Lottery Scholarship at the open forum they hosted Monday, Feb. 17 in SUB Ballroom C. They got their wish, as more than 100 people attended ...

When the Higher Education funding proposals left House Appropriations Monday evening, it was with the firm directive from committee members that the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) and the executive branch, represented by the Higher Education Dept...

The LFC took up the issue of lottery scholarship solvency Tuesday afternoon.  HED Secretary Jose Garcia told the committee there were two separate issues to be considered...

The highest priority for the University of New Mexico during the 2014 New Mexico legislative session is a funding formula that rewards higher student graduation rates and takes the specific educational mission of the university into account. University

When a freshman is admitted to the University of New Mexico under the New Mexico Legislative Lottery Scholarship program, most don’t realize that the NM Lottery does not pay for the first semester of study. 

The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico hosted a summit recently to discuss the New Mexico Legislative Lottery Scholarship. It brought stakeholders together with the experts on education, the lottery ...